Missing former KU football player found dead in Maries County

MARIES COUNTY — The Maries County Sheriff's Department said it found the body of a missing 24-year-old man Friday evening.

Deputies discovered former University of Kansas football player Brandon Bourbon at a secluded riverfront property off Route AA near Vienna, according to an email from Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman. Bourbon went missing from his family's home in Potosi last week.